Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
windows cant find file Russ Williams wrote: It's there Kaleb just not turned on. To start Windows Fax and Scan, click *Start*, type wfs.exe in the *Start Search* box, and then click *wfs.exe* in the *Programs* list. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Russ Williams
Drat and Double Drat. Gateway the makers of the eMachine must have taken it out of their Distro. I don't have a Vista machine at home. I'll call a friend and see if he can send me the file for you. Russ Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: windows cant find file ___

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread OK Don
I sent him the one from Vista business --- On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Russ Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Drat and Double Drat. Gateway the makers of the eMachine must have taken it out of their Distro. I don't have a Vista machine at home. I'll call a friend and see if he can send

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Gary Hurst
now that i'm back from travelling, i think i'll get to work on that triple boot linux, xp, hacked os x machine i've always desired. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have one laptop -- dual booted Win XP Pro and Ubuntu 8.04 (dist-upgrade from 7.10).

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm surprised when windoze finds any files at all On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: windows cant find file Russ Williams wrote: It's there Kaleb just not turned on. To start Windows Fax and Scan, click *Start*, type wfs.exe in the *Start

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Jeff Zedic
They must be able to find some filesisn't their latest OS 15 gigs?? You'd think they got paid by the pound for software. Sheesh! Zedic ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Russ Williams
Ok Don then I won't send him the one I got from buddy. Russ OK Don wrote: I sent him the one from Vista business --- On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Russ Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Drat and Double Drat. Gateway the makers of the eMachine must have taken it out of their Distro.

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Gary Hurst
15 gigs and it doesn't work, yet guys like kleb keep trying to put the square peg into the round hole. now that's marketing! On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They must be able to find some filesisn't their latest OS 15 gigs?? You'd think they got paid

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-18 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
ok, great Russ Williams wrote: Drat and Double Drat. Gateway the makers of the eMachine must have taken it out of their Distro. I don't have a Vista machine at home. I'll call a friend and see if he can send me the file for you. Russ Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: windows cant find file

[MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
OK, needing to setup fax on this Vista. With XP and previous versions of windows, I had fax setup to receive fax automatically. Have a switch box installed that will automatically switch to fax if one is coming in. Well, I cant for the life of me find anything about fax in this vista.

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
Perhaps Vista is faux XP. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, needing to setup fax on this Vista. With XP and previous versions of windows, I had fax setup to receive fax automatically. Have a switch box installed that will automatically switch

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I discovered the premium home edition does not have fax. Wonko the Sane wrote: Perhaps Vista is faux XP. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, needing to setup fax on this Vista. With XP and previous versions of windows, I had fax setup to

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Jeff Zedic
There's loads of free fax programs out there. This website alone show 342 available. Have a look. http://www.download.com/3120-2001_4-0.html?qt=faxpltform=Windowstag=dir.pl Zedic ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Gary Hurst
or decontented xp with an os x knockoff shell? for a guy who runs a linux mailing list, kleb sure does have strange tastes in OS On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps Vista is faux XP. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
He can't make the break. Sad. XP is bad enough (but usable) -- but Vista? Next thing you know, he will be parting out Yugos on eBay. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: or decontented xp with an os x knockoff shell? for a guy who runs a linux mailing list,

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Russ Williams
Kaleb, Here is what's on M$ web site about Fax ans Scan. 1. Click *Start*, click *All Programs*, and then click *Windows Fax and Scan*. 2. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click *Fax*. 3. On the toolbar, click *New Fax*. *Note *If you are connecting to a fax device for the

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Russ Williams
It's there Kaleb just not turned on. To start Windows Fax and Scan, click *Start*, type wfs.exe in the *Start Search* box, and then click *wfs.exe* in the *Programs* list. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click *Continue*. Russ W.

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Gary Hurst
it just doesn't make any sense. listen, it's hard to be microsoft free. i tried it and did it for a few months, but there are just many things out there you need to be on windoze to use effectively. however, to suffer the other 98% of the time for the 2% you need windoze for is insane. right

Re: [MBZ] OT, windows fax

2008-05-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
I have one laptop -- dual booted Win XP Pro and Ubuntu 8.04 (dist-upgrade from 7.10). When I absolutely MUST use WinXP, I reboot and go into WinXP. Doesn't happen often but it occasionally does. 99.99% I am working in Linux. Online, 100% of the time. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Gary Hurst